Scarlet Runner Runner Bean

(70 days) Phaseolus coccineus Open-pollinated. Climbing beans often grown as ornamentals for their brilliant scarlet blossoms that attract hummingbirds. Need trellises, fences or poles; will grow to 10–12'. Can be eaten either as snap or shell (95 days) beans. Beautifully mottled purple and black seeds may be the most beautiful in our catalog. “There is nothing like the face of amazed surprise when a child opens the pods from these plants,” reports Anne Elder. Heirloom variety grown as early as 1750 by colonists and in 1791 by Thomas Jefferson. ~20 seeds/oz. Especially attractive to pollinators.③